Birmingham Opera Competition May 2011

Fibonacci numbers - The Fingerprint of God

Day 2 and 3 - August 15 and 16

Yesterday I walked around Walgreen's three times. Not VERY far but more than I usually do.

Today, I'll walk around Walmart. And tomorrow, back to the mall.

The Crepe Myrtle - August 2010

Mary's Gardens pruned it but didn't finish cleaning out the area at the bottom.

Day 1 - Saturday, August 14, 2010

Day 1 of walking. Drove out to the mall around 5 pm. Walked from the car to Dillards, from Dillards to Borders, around Borders, back to Dillards and to the car. Got home about 7 pm.


I wasn't walking ALL that time. It's not really very far from Dillards to Borders but I had broken into a sweat (in spite of the air conditioning, and in spite of the fact that I wasn't really running but going very slowly) by the time I got to Borders.

Borders has many comfortable chairs and I did take advantage of that, but not for very long.

I'd thought about NOT doing this, but I'd talked to Sharon about it, and talked to Pearl about it, and got wonderful encourage e-mails from two very dear friends. I didn't want to tell them I'd given up before I started. So. Off I went.

The crepe myrtle is gorgeoous now.

Leg Swelling - 2

That article (below) is from a newsletter called Leg Health News. I have been having this problem for about three years, and in spite of all the things tried, it hasn't gotten much better. It does vary, better at times, and worse at times.

Some thoughts in this article caught my attention... the idea that it could be improved in 2 weeks by walking, (Of course, I am not a good walker... have to use a cane much of the time... and it is easy to lose balance.. . I have begun to walk with my head down, eyes on the ground, to keep from stumbling. It is really bad posture and I hate it, but have fallen too many times.

So it may be wishful thinking to entertain the notion of walking off my swelling. I know I couldn't walk for two miles. But what if I started out small, and worked up to it?

Then, WHERE to walk. ?? August days are way too hot to walk outside. Weather is in the mid to high 90's now.

The walking area at the Y is full of really fast walkers most of the time. Not a good place to work up to it.

So, maybe the mall? Maybe just go out there and walk as much as you can. I watched one of my aunts wallk herself back from cancer surgery. For quite a while, she walked slowly, but after a while she was keeping up with everyone else.